Lula leaves difficult shoes to fill

Sunday's presidential vote will mark the end of an era for Brazil. The highly popular left-wing president will soon finish up his second four-year term, leaving the job as the leader of Latin America's biggest economy up for grabs. His chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, has a strong lead in the polls. She's hoping for a first round victory, which would give her a stronger mandate to push through reforms. Her nearest rival is a centrist, a former governor of Sao Paolo named José Serra.

Genie hails from Chicago, but has presented and produced programs in French and in France for over 20 years. She hosts Inside the Americas and the daily news shows 10am-2pm CET.

ROCHELLE FERGUSONPresenter

A British presenter and broadcast journalist, she has a particular interest in the African continent and the Middle East. She has produced and edited reports in Egypt where she lived, prior to joining France 24

LAURA CELLIERPresenter

She’s a British journalist who previously worked for Bloomberg Television. At FRANCE 24, she hosts the weekly Inside the Americas, the fast-paced Live From Paris show and regularly hosts The Debate.